Chennai: CBI’s anti-corruption bureau has booked a railway engineer and the director of a private company on charges of cheating the railways to a tune of Rs 5.4 crore. The FIR was filed based on a complaint by DK Yadav, deputy chief vigilance officer of the southern railway.
CBI’s Chennai unit have booked M.K. Singh, senior section engineer, quality assurance, Research Designs and Standards Organisation (RDSO), ministry of railways, Jaipur, Roop Kumar Lal, Director M/s Gee cab industries limited and others under various sections including prevention of corruption Act.
According to the complaint, Southern Railway had placed a purchase order in September last year for procurement of 280.1 km of underground jelly filled railway telecom copper conductor cable for a total value of Rs 5.43 crore from Gee Cab industries.
“The New Delhi based company had supplied 277.6 km of quad cables to various consignee depots which were inspected and certified by a senior section engineer, M.K. Singh,” the FIR stated. A total payment of '5.22 crore was released by railways to the firm.
After receiving the consignments, southern railways had laid it to an extent of 60.6 km. Meanwhile, on July 24 and 25 this year, a joint check was conducted by officials from the southern railway, RDSO and the private company when it was found that the quad cables supplied were substandard. “They were not as per tender and supply specifications and the sample cable was tested and passed by RDSO during their inspection and sent to the consignees,” the FIR added. The CBI’s Chennai unit has registered cases against the engineer, private company and other unknown public servants and has begun investigations.
